Colonial Times & the Revolution

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1 Name 100 People to Know from American History Colonial Times & the Revolution 1. Puritans A. author of the VA Statute for Religious Freedom 2. cavaliers B. group that wanted a strong national government 3. indentured servants C. group that mostly settled in Pennsylvania 4. Roger Williams D. rich white Southern plantation owners 5. Quakers E. negotiated a Treaty of Alliance with France 6. Catholics F. said that all men should have life, liberty, and property 7. John Locke G. group that mostly settled in New England 8. Thomas Paine H. colonists who wanted independence 9. Thomas Jefferson I. author of the Bill of Rights, Father of the Constitution 10. Patrick Henry J. author of the VA Declaration of Rights 11. Patriots K. founder of Rhode Island (with Anne Hutchinson) 12. Tories L. worked for seven years in return for a trip to America 13. Benjamin Franklin M. author of Common Sense 14. George Washington N. chairman of the Constitutional Convention 15. James Madison O. also known as Loyalists 16. Federalists P. group that wanted a Bill of Rights and strong states 17. Anti-Federalists Q. said, Give me liberty, or give me death! 18. George Mason R. group that mostly settled in Maryland The Early Republic 19. John Adams A. co-leader of the Federalists, second President 20. Alexander Hamilton B. Native American woman who helped Lewis & Clark 21. Thomas Jefferson C. hated the National Bank and started the Spoils System 22. John Marshall D. invented the cotton gin, caused slavery to increase 23. Lewis & Clark E. built the Transcontinental Railroad 24. Sacajawea F. co-leader of the Federalists, first Secretary of Treasury 25. James Monroe G. helped organize the Seneca Falls Convention 26. Eli Whitney H. were displaced during the Trail of Tears 27. Native Americans I. leader of the Democratic-Republicans & won election of Chinese & Irish immigrants J. fought for women s suffrage 29. Andrew Jackson K. first Supreme Court chief justice, started judicial review 30. Elizabeth Cady Stanton L. his doctrine told Europeans to stay out of our hemisphere 31. Susan B. Anthony M. explored the Louisiana Purchase for Jefferson

2 The Civil War & Reconstruction 32. William Lloyd Garrison A. replaced Abraham Lincoln as president 33. Harriet Beecher Stowe B. general of the Union army, later President 34. Nat Turner & Gabe Prosser C. wanted to punish the South for the Civil War 35. Abraham Lincoln D. abolitionist, published The Liberator 36. Stephen Douglas E. debated Lincoln prior to the 1858 Illinois Senate election 37. Dred Scott F. founded the NAACP 38. Ulysses S. Grant G. became president in the Compromise of Robert E. Lee H. started slave revolts in Virginia 40. Frederick Douglass I. author of Uncle Tom s Cabin 41. Andrew Johnson J. general of the Confederate army 42. Radical Republicans K. Republican who became president in Rutherford B. Hayes L. fought against lynching 44. Ida B. Wells M. thought African-Americans should learn vocational skills 45. Booker T. Washington N. slave who sued for his freedom but lost 46. W.E.B. DuBois O. ex-slave who urged Lincoln to form all-black regiments The Gilded Age 47. cowboys A. robber baron of banking 48. Cyrus McCormick B. muckraker who wrote about Standard Oil Company 49. Old Immigrants C. invented the light bulb 50. New Immigrants D. invented the airplane 51. Ida Tarbell E. invented the mechanical reaper 52. Henry Bessemer F. robber baron of steel 53. Thomas Edison G. leader of the American Federation of Labor 54. Alexander Graham Bell H. group mostly from Northern & Western Europe 55. Wright Brothers I. robber baron of railroads 56. Henry Ford J. group that was important in the West after the Civil War 57. Andrew Carnegie K. authors who wrote about bad working conditions 58. J.P. Morgan L. wanted to provide Americans a Square Deal 59. John D. Rockefeller M. invented the telephone 60. Cornelius Vanderbilt N. group mostly from Eastern & Southern Europe & Asia 61. Theodore Roosevelt O. robber baron of oil 62. Woodrow Wilson P. invented a new way to make steel 63. Progressives Q. used the assembly line to make cars quickly 64. muckrakers R. leader of the American Railway Union 65. Samuel Gompers S. wanted to provide New Freedom & Moral Diplomacy 66. Eugene V. Debs T. group that wanted government to reform

3 Imperialism & World Wars 67. John Hay A. Japanese-American soldiers in WWII 68. President Taft B. invaded Poland in 1939, had a Final Solution for the Jews 69. Woodrow Wilson C. led the D-Day invasion of Normandy on June 6, Franklin D. Roosevelt D. group that did not fight in segregated units 71. Adolph Hitler E. African-American regiment in WWII 72. Harry Truman F. proposed the Open Door Policy with China 73. Dwight Eisenhower G. groups that were persecuted and killed in the Holocaust 74. Mexican-Americans H. symbol of women working in factories during WWII 75. Tuskegee Airmen I. developed a plan to help rebuild Europe after WWII 76. Nisei regiments J. president who used dollar diplomacy with Latin America 77. Navajo Code-Talkers K. president who authorized the use of atomic bombs on Japan 78. Jews, Poles, Slavs, etc. L. Native Americans who created a special code during WWII 79. Rosie the Riveter M. president who started the Lend-Lease program 80. George Marshall N. president who came up with the Fourteen Points After World War II 81. George W. Bush A. said, That s one small step for man, one giant leap 82. Harry Truman B. asked Gorbachev to tear down this wall 83. Richard Nixon C. was accused of spying for the Soviets 84. Dwight Eisenhower D. were executed for passing atomic secrets to the Soviets 85. John F. Kennedy E. Senator who hunted for communists 86. Lyndon B. Johnson F. President who visited communist China, started Vietnamization 87. Fidel Castro G. began massive build-up in Vietnam, won Cuban Missile Crisis 88. Julius & Ethel Rosenberg H. first female Supreme Court justice 89. Alger Hiss I. won the NAACP s Brown v. Board of Ed. case 90. Joseph McCarthy J. had a dream and promoted non-violent protest 91. Vietnam veterans K. passed the Civil and Voting Rights Acts 92. Mikhail Gorbachev L. communist leader of Cuba 93. Ronald Reagan M. his doctrine said the U.S. would contain communism 94. Thurgood Marshall N. first American to orbit the Earth 95. Bill Clinton O. first female American astronaut 96. Martin Luther King, Jr. P. president who adopted the idea of massive retaliation 97. Sandra Day O Connor Q. group that were treated badly when they returned from war 98. Sally Ride R. Soviet leader who promoted glasnost and perestroika 99. John Glenn S. Impeached but joined NAFTA and balanced budget 100. Neil Armstrong T. Passed the PATRIOT Act after 9/11 attacks

4 Name Answer Key 100 People to Know from American History Colonial Times & the Revolution 1. G Puritans A. author of the VA Statute for Religious Freedom 2. D cavaliers B. group that wanted a strong national government 3. L_ indentured servants C. group that mostly settled in Pennsylvania 4. K Roger Williams D. rich white Southern plantation owners 5. C Quakers E. negotiated a Treaty of Alliance with France 6. R_ Catholics F. said that all men should have life, liberty, and property 7. F John Locke G. group that mostly settled in New England 8. M Thomas Paine H. colonists who wanted independence 9. A Thomas Jefferson I. author of the Bill of Rights, Father of the Constitution 10. Q Patrick Henry J. author of the VA Declaration of Rights 11. H Patriots K. founder of Rhode Island (with Anne Hutchinson) 12. O Tories L. worked for seven years in return for a trip to America 13. E Benjamin Franklin M. author of Common Sense 14. N George Washington N. chairman of the Constitutional Convention 15. I James Madison O. also known as Loyalists 16. B Federalists P. group that wanted a Bill of Rights and strong states 17. P Anti-Federalists Q. said, Give me liberty, or give me death! 18. J George Mason R. group that mostly settled in Maryland The Early Republic 19. A John Adams A. co-leader of the Federalists, second President 20. F Alexander Hamilton B. Native American woman who helped Lewis & Clark 21. I Thomas Jefferson C. hated the National Bank and started the Spoils System 22. K John Marshall D. invented the cotton gin, caused slavery to increase 23. M Lewis & Clark E. built the Transcontinental Railroad 24. B Sacajawea F. co-leader of the Federalists, first Secretary of Treasury 25. L James Monroe G. helped organize the Seneca Falls Convention 26. D Eli Whitney H. were displaced during the Trail of Tears 27. H Native Americans I. leader of the Democratic-Republicans & won election of E Chinese & Irish immigrants J. fought for women s suffrage 29. C Andrew Jackson K. first Supreme Court chief justice, started judicial review 30. G Elizabeth Cady Stanton L. his doctrine told Europeans to stay out of our hemisphere 31. J Susan B. Anthony M. explored the Louisiana Purchase for Jefferson

5 The Civil War & Reconstruction 32. D William Lloyd Garrison A. replaced Abraham Lincoln as president 33. I Harriet Beecher Stowe B. general of the Union army, later President 34. H Nat Turner & Gabe Prosser C. wanted to punish the South for the Civil War 35. K Abraham Lincoln D. abolitionist, published The Liberator 36. E Stephen Douglas E. debated Lincoln prior to the 1858 Illinois Senate election 37. N Dred Scott F. founded the NAACP 38. B Ulysses S. Grant G. became president in the Compromise of J Robert E. Lee H. started slave revolts in Virginia 40. O Frederick Douglass I. author of Uncle Tom s Cabin 41. A Andrew Johnson J. general of the Confederate army 42. C Radical Republicans K. Republican who became president in G Rutherford B. Hayes L. fought against lynching 44. L Ida B. Wells M. thought African-Americans should learn vocational skills 45. M_ Booker T. Washington N. slave who sued for his freedom but lost 46. F W.E.B. DuBois O. ex-slave who urged Lincoln to form all-black regiments The Gilded Age 47. J Cowboys A. robber baron of banking 48. E Cyrus McCormick B. muckraker who wrote about Standard Oil Company 49. H Old Immigrants C. invented the light bulb 50. N New Immigrants D. invented the airplane 51. B Ida Tarbell E. invented the mechanical reaper 52. P Henry Bessemer F. robber baron of steel 53. C Thomas Edison G. leader of the American Federation of Labor 54. M Alexander Graham Bell H. group mostly from Northern & Western Europe 55. D Wright Brothers I. robber baron of railroads 56. Q Henry Ford J. group that was important in the West after the Civil War 57. F Andrew Carnegie K. authors who wrote about bad working conditions 58. A J.P. Morgan L. wanted to provide Americans a Square Deal 59. O John D. Rockefeller M. invented the telephone 60. I Cornelius Vanderbilt N. group mostly from Eastern & Southern Europe & Asia 61. L Theodore Roosevelt O. robber baron of oil 62. S Woodrow Wilson P. invented a new way to make steel 63. T Progressives Q. used the assembly line to make cars quickly 64. K Muckrakers R. leader of the American Railway Union 65. G Samuel Gompers S. wanted to provide New Freedom & Moral Diplomacy 66. R Eugene V. Debs T. group that wanted government to reform

6 Imperialism & World Wars 67. F John Hay A. Japanese-American soldiers in WWII 68. J President Taft B. invaded Poland in 1939, had a Final Solution for the Jews 69. N Woodrow Wilson C. led the D-Day invasion of Normandy on June 6, M Franklin D. Roosevelt D. group that did not fight in segregated units 71. B Adolph Hitler E. African-American regiment in WWII 72. K Harry Truman F. proposed the Open Door Policy with China 73. C Dwight Eisenhower G. groups that were persecuted and killed in the Holocaust 74. D Mexican-Americans H. symbol of women working in factories during WWII 75. E Tuskegee Airmen I. developed a plan to help rebuild Europe after WWII 76. A Nisei regiments J. president who used dollar diplomacy with Latin America 77. L Navajo Code-Talkers K. president who authorized the use of atomic bombs on Japan 78. G Jews, Poles, Slavs, etc. L. Native Americans who created a special code during WWII 79. H Rosie the Riveter M. president who started the Lend-Lease program 80. I George Marshall N. president who came up with the Fourteen Points After World War II 81. T George W. Bush A. said, That s one small step for man, one giant leap 82. M Harry Truman B. asked Gorbachev to tear down this wall 83. F Richard Nixon C. was accused of spying for the Soviets 84. P Dwight Eisenhower D. were executed for passing atomic secrets to the Soviets 85. G John F. Kennedy E. Senator who hunted for communists 86. K Lyndon B. Johnson F. President who visited communist China, started Vietnamization 87. L_ Fidel Castro G. won Cuban Missile Crisis before his assassination in Dallas 88. D Julius & Ethel Rosenberg H. first female Supreme Court justice 89. C Alger Hiss I. won the NAACP s Brown v. Board of Ed. case 90. E Joseph McCarthy J. had a dream and promoted non-violent protest 91. Q Vietnam veterans K. passed the Civil and Voting Rights Acts 92. R Mikhail Gorbachev L. communist leader of Cuba 93. B Ronald Reagan M. his doctrine said the U.S. would contain communism 94. I Thurgood Marshall N. first American to orbit the Earth 95. S Bill Clinton O. first female American astronaut 96. J Martin Luther King, Jr. P. president who adopted the idea of massive retaliation 97. H Sandra Day O Connor Q. group that were treated badly when they returned from war 98. O Sally Ride R. Soviet leader who promoted glasnost and perestroika 99. N John Glenn S. Impeached but joined NAFTA and balanced budget 100. T Neil Armstrong T. Passed the PATRIOT Act after 9/11 attacks